The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-07-02
THE NEWS.
Mortgaged the Negro.

tnc negro.
A special from Atlanta Ga, says:
IA merchant Of one of the cross roads
stores of Gilmer county, few days ago,
rendered Mr.. A. Med Wilson, of this city.
in part security of a debt, mortgage on IL
negro. This WAS accepted by the merchant
from Il farmer i'll payment of Il bill of gro
ceries. 1t appears that neither the mort
gagee nor tho supposed slave had any idea
OF tho irregularity of the proceeding.
a Victory for Bfamc.-The First Gun IN
the Biaine.Shernan Fight in Ohio.
COLUMBUS, O., June 27.-The first gun
of the great Blaine-Sherman fight in Ohio
has been fired in Lima, and resulted in 4
victory for the Blaine forces by more than
four to one. In tho Allen County Republi-
can Convention, Saturday afternoon, a res
dortf, who had just returned from Mans
field, instructins delegates to the State
Convention to vote for the resolution
pledging Ohio's vote for John Sherman for
President next year. Amid great excite
mont, checrs and Misses the resolution was
voted down, eighty-nine for Blaine, twenty
for Sherman.
The Colored Brother Ordered Away
From Asbury Park.
NEW YORK, June 26.-[ltem Special. +
Tho most nauscating mcdeci.e has been
| takcn by those who profess to lovo the
Negro moro than the white man, and the
| strong dose has been mixed by tho Mayor
| of Asbury Park, All ultra fashion able resort
| near Long Branch.
The white guests threatened to leave I'M
less the Negroes were excluded from tho
beach, and as tho salvation of tho place. in
a pecuniary point OF view, is involved, tho
Negro has been ordered away. This is in
direct contravention of the civil rights law
a as well as tho law of Now Jersey, but the
| must risk tho bouncing Of tho black brother
| or burst.
Wrestling: Match Ends in IL Murder.
DELTA, La, June 23.-[P icayune Special
While tho construction train Of tho ", S.
| & p. Railroad was lying hero last night two
negroes by the name of Sidney Daniels and
Bob Simmons engaged in Il friendly wrest-
| ling. match, which resulted in tho latter
mons got angry at the way Daniels used
him, and he got spike maui and COM
menced beating Daniels OH tho head, i'll
| fiicting terrible cash in his head.
| They were then separated by the engineer
of the train, and no moro was thought of
| the matter until this morning, when
Daniels who is Waterman Of the constr"c-
| He then won't back in the engine and got IL
| lantern, covered with rag to hide the
reflection, and grabbed up coal pick and
struck Simmons in tho head while asleep.
| killing him instantly. He thon went ana
told the cook that he had killed Simmons
for what he had done last night to him.
and that he was to leave the country,
which he did.
Donlangcr's Observation-Disclosures Feel
| ing Prevailing i'll Paris.
| Especial by Cable to the Item.1
| PARIS, juno 29.-On tho boulevartls, the
talk is OF the banishmcnt OF Gen. Bou-
| LANCER to Clermont Ferraud, so as to check
mate the suspected design of his admirers
| to mako q demonstration against Gen.
| Ecrron on the 14th OF July. IN the opinion
of some conservative deputies, this action
! of tho ministry is very unwise, AS ioulan
ger can now with propriety better play the
role of martyr. There is an uneasy feeling;
| growing out of this affair, in addition to the
diplomatic disturbance which may result
! from the signature by tho s'ulian of the
| Egyptian convention.
| Missed Being an International Hero.
| 1t seems that the sto. ), that plot was
made by Brigands in Cuba to capture
Senator Sherman WAS not Il joke. The
| following statement was made on Thurs
| day by first officer Galloway, ofthe STEINER
City of Washington, from Havana:
81 have seen conflicting statements pub
| lished relative to the plan 20 kidnap Senator
| Sherman when no was in Cuba recently,
nevertheless tho fact remains that there.
| wigs q concerted arrangement be; " cen u
band of Cubans to take his body and hold
it for Il ransom. or course they never
| SNe Il lnONSnL 10 The lacb lhat such an out
| rage would be made an int irrational affair,
| and that tho United States GOV ernm cni
would demand from Spain the apprehen-
sion and delivery to us of tho :,bu,irtorS.
] However, Il single circumstance alone pre-
| vonted Che success OF The plot. The S;en:-
tor had been on 4 visit to plantation
about thirty miles from Havana, and not :,
| half hour after he left there a half dozon OF
The band went to the house and demanded
| of tho door-kceper to be uShcrcd before
tho honorcd guest Tho negro declared
| cratcy murdered him, and Thea searched
tho house to find that the senator had
gone"